Unilever Australia Trading Limited T/A Streets Ice Cream

[2017] FWCA 6389

[2017] FWCA 6389

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement

Unilever Australia Trading Limited T/A Streets Ice Cream
(AG2017/5906)

UNILEVER AUSTRALIA TRADING LTD (TRADING AS STREETS ICE CREAM, MINTO) ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2017

Food, beverages and tobacco manufacturing industry
COMMISSIONER RIORDAN	SYDNEY, 1 DECEMBER 2017

Application for approval of the Unilever Australia Trading Ltd (trading as Streets Ice Cream, Minto) Enterprise Agreement 2017.

[1] An application has been made for approval of an enterprise agreement known as the Unilever Australia Trading Ltd (trading as Streets Ice Cream, Minto) Enterprise Agreement 2017 (the Agreement). The application was made pursuant to s.185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). It has been made by Unilever Australia Trading Limited (the Applicant). The Agreement is a single-enterprise agreement.

[2] I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[3] The “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union” known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has given notice under s.183 of the Act that they wish to be covered by the Agreement. In accordance with s.201(2) of the Act, I note that the Agreement covers the Organisation.

[4] The Fair Work Commission (FWC) received correspondence dated 1 December 2017, which included further material in support of the application together with Undertakings made by and duly signed by Mr David Dwyer, Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary, pursuant to s.190 of the Act (the Undertakings).

[5] I am prepared to accept the Undertakings. As provided by s.191 of the Act, the Undertakings are taken to be terms of the Agreement. I am satisfied that each of the requirements of ss.186, 187 and 188 of the Act as are relevant to this application for approval have been met.

[6] The Agreement is approved and, in accordance with s.54 of the Act, will operate from seven days after the issuing of this decision. The nominal expiry date of the Agreement is 31 October 2021.

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